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date	19/10/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the terms of (a) Article III of GATT, (b) The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement and (c) the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership allow HM Treasury to apply lower excise duties to UK manufactured alcoholic beverages than are applied to the equivalent alcoholic beverages imported from one of the other contracting parties to those agreements.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	58795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>The UK champions rules-based multilateral trade at the WTO. The National Treatment rule under GATT Article III sets out the principle that imported products should not be subject to higher internal taxes than similar domestic products. The UK-EU TCA and CPTPP agreements reiterate this GATT Article III commitment on National Treatment. Measures such as setting excise duties on alcoholic beverages are consistent with the UK’s WTO rights and obligations, including GATT Article III commitments.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/10/2021 11:46:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

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registered interest
date	11/06/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Carers: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that working unpaid carers in (a) City of Durham and (b) England are supported to remain in work.
tabling member constituency	City of Durham
tabling member printed	Mary Kelly Foy
uin	58795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the crucial role unpaid carers play, especially during this difficult period.</p><p> </p><p>On 8th April we published guidance for unpaid carers on GOV.UK, which includes general advice on infection control, advice on caring where someone has symptoms, how to create care plans, how to make alternative care arrangements at short notice and access links to various NHS resources.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided additional funding to Carers UK’s helpline, information and support services, to help more carers access trusted information and advice. We also continue to signpost carers to the charity’s website for additional information and support during this pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to supporting carers in the City of Durham and across the country to remain in work, recognising the challenges of balancing work and care also in the longer term.</p><p> </p><p>This is why the Government is now consulting on proposals to introduce Carer’s Leave, to support working people who are also carers to balance employment with their caring responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is also clear about the benefits of flexible working for employers and for their employees, including those with caring responsibilities. In our manifesto we said that, subject to consultation, we would introduce measures to make flexible working the default.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/06/2020 08:56:53 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 29526 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4753 label Biography information for Mary Kelly Foy

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date	06/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Election Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many convictions there have been for offences under electoral law in each of the last five years for which records are available.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	58795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating a secure and clear democracy that works for all. We published our response to the Rt. Hon. Sir Eric Pickles’ report on electoral fraud in December 2016 setting out the Government’s approach to tackling the recommendations Sir Eric made.</p><p>The Electoral Commission publishes an annual analysis of electoral fraud on their website. (<a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis</a>?)</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 58796 question first answered 12/01/2017 08:17:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith